South Africa to Offer Musk Starlink Deal
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During CNBC’s Squawk Box Monday, co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty about the president’s recent outrage at Walmart. The mega retail chain’s CFO warned last week that consumers might start to see higher prices on products as soon as June.
If reports are true and all negotiations go well, Starlink could launch in South Africa from "the middle of 2025."
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Al Jazeera on MSNWhat’s South Africa’s land law at the heart of the Trump-Ramaphosa spat?In February, Trump ordered that US financial aid be cut to South Africa for the country’s “unjust racial discrimination”. In his order, Trump cited the alleged confiscation of white-owned land, as well as South Africa’s filing of a genocide case against Israel over its war on Gaza at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in December 2023.
Starlink users in Kenya are facing significantly sluggish internet speeds, with the country recording the second-slowest speed in Africa, surpassed by Madagascar.
Ahead of the high-stakes meeting with US president Donald Trump, president Cyril Ramaphosa says his delegation will do what is best for SA on Starlink licensing.